Kirsch Pharma HealthCare, Saxony Building, German Architecture Project, Images
Kirsch Pharma HealthCare Building in Wedemark
12 Feb 2020
Kirsch Pharma HealthCare
Design: SAOTA
Location: Wedemark, Saxony, Germany

In their design for the new head office and production site for Kirsch Pharma HealthCare GmbH in Wedemark, Germany, SAOTA rethinks the often underwhelming and generic industrial prototype.

The site of German?based Kirsch Pharma HealthCare?s new factory and headquarters in Wedemark, Germany, is a somewhat anonymous industrial zone without distinctive contextual cues. South African?based architectural firm SAOTA approached the project with the understanding that a meaningful architectural response to this environment would require a building that stood as a sculptural object in the landscape, making a strong architectural statement that imparted a sense of presence and identity in its own right.
Kirsch Pharma HealthCare specialises in the production of finished pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements (oral dosage forms) for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, biotechnology, veterinary and cosmetic industries. In addition to an efficient state?of?the?art factory, the company also required a reception and office area that would articulate its ethos and identity while tying together the office and production facility. It also aimed to create an uplifting work environment for its employees while instilling in them a sense of institutional pride and wellbeing.

The design ...